OXO stapler no longer staples. They are loaded in the tray but when you press down nothing happens. Looks like the little piece that pushes down the staple is now in front of the stapler tray and not right above it.

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With the stapler sitting a solid surface, turn it 180 degrees so it is pointed away from you, and you are looking at the back. Press down on the plastic extension that you see (about mid-height on the stapler). This releases the staple-holding compartment (it shoots out the front of the stapler). Reload it with standard staples, push the compartment back in place until you hear a click. Voila!

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How old is it and how much has your stapler been used?
The hammer could have been bent, worn out, or broke a piece and is too short to push the staple all the way.
The only way to check it is to take it apart and see how the hammer looks.

Swingline heavy duty staplers provide the power to staple up to 120 pages of 20-lb. paper easily and consistently. The all-metal construction of these staplers makes them an indispensible office tool. However, the way to load staples into a Swingline heavy duty stapler differs from the method for loading most other manual staplers and can cause a little confusion.
Difficulty:Easy
Instructions

1
Remove the follow block at the
back of the stapler by pushing the mechanism in, lifting the block up
over the holding hooks and sliding it out from the stapler. The follow
block is the spring-loaded mechanism that holds the staples in place
within the stapler.

2
Load the heavy-duty staples into the staple tray.

3
Replace the follow block by inserting it back into the stapler and locking it into place over the holding hooks.

The staples load on the underside of the stapler.Step 1 Push down and retract the stapler pushup mechanism.Step 2 Position the stapler so that the moving hammer handle is down and the staple exit is upStep 3 Load the staples into the chamber on the bottom with the points up.Step 4 Push the pushup mechanism into the locked position until it latches, you will feel the spring resistance as the staples are pushed into place.

Using the wrong or style ofstaples, overfilling the machine and stapling through too-thick materials can causeOptima to jam.
Now follow these steps:
1. Holdthe base down as you lift the top of the Optima stapler to access the stapletray.
2. Removeall the staples from the tray so that you have access to the jammed staple.
3. Turnthe stapler upside down and shake it to clear out staples you can't reach withyour fingers.
4. Gripthe jammed staple with the needle-nose pliers and, while holding the staplersecurely, pull it up.
5. Twistthe staple until it breaks into two pieces if it will not pull straight out.Pull out the two individual pieces.
The Optima stapler line bySwingline is designed to be jam-free when Optima premium jam-free staples areused. Using another , style or brand may cause frequent jamming.
Hope thiswill help you. Good Luck.

You need to remove the black cap at the back of the stapler, then use a screwdriver to press down on a lever inside the stapler. The stapler holder will pop out at the front, then pull it further out and load with staples. May be an easier way, but this what worked for me.

With the stapler sitting a solid surface, turn it 180 degrees so it is pointed away from you, and you are looking at the back. Press down on the plastic extension that you see (about mid-height on the stapler). This releases the staple-holding compartment (it shoots out the front of the stapler). Reload it with standard staples, push the compartment back in place until you hear a click. Voila!

The way you load this staple gun is: (1) turn it upside down (2) press the unlock tabs on the rear end of the loading slide trey and pull it back (3) droup a row of staples into the slot w with the pointed end facing up, while keeping the gun upside down, push the spring loaded slide tray forward until the locking tabe engauge. (4) turn the gun rightside up (away from you), and fire it. the stape should come out normally, the rest should not fall out.

pretty simple. Take off the plastic cover, at the front where it staples will be a black metal piece on top of the stapling area. That is the front clip release. Release the staple tray like you would normally with the button and also Push the top black piece back to detach it from the staple tray. It should spring out then. Clean around it with alcohol and keep the cover off. Push it back in place, release it a few more times to make sure it works correctly now, then put the screws back in.